Photo of Burrell F. "Bud" Reed standing inside LST holding wrench.

Photo of Burrell F. "Bud" Reed standing inside LST holding wrench.

WWII
World War II
U.S. Coast Guard
Decatur, IL.

Herald and Review Library: Reed, Burrell F. "Bud"; Article on back of photo; "Public Relations Division, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.; Decatur Coast Guardsman on Duty in Pacific; Coast Guardsman Burrell F. Reed, motor machinist's mate second class, of Decatur, Ill., is seeing action abroad a Coast Guard-manned LSt in the Pacific. In the spearheads of Pacific invasions, tank landing ships manned by Coast Guardsmen are helping to lengthen the island-reed stretching toward Japan. Coast Guardsman Reed is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Reed, 1167 Harrison avenue." "Burrell F. "Bud' Reed, motor machinist's mate second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Reed, 1167 East Harrison avenue, is seeing action aboard a coast guard-manned LST in the Pacific area. In the spearheads of Pacific invasions, tank landing ships are used to help pave the way to Japan. Machinist's Mate Reed, a former employee of the barker shoe store,k enlisted in service in August, 1942 and attended diesel engine school at Groton, Conn."

U. S. Coast Guard

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Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

2/10/1945

Decatur Herald and Review

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English

photograph

AF589

World War II

photograph

8 x 10"